CV
Basics
| Name | Ferenc Gozony |
| Label | Game Artist |
| ferenc.gozony@gmail.com | |
| Phone | (949) 243-2496 |
| Url | https://cisc0-gif.github.io |
| Summary | Game Developer pursuing my passion for storytelling through world design, user experience, and animation—aiming to break into the AAA scene while building a name for myself in the indie community. Currently pursuing a B.S. in Game Design & Interactive Media at UCI, graduating March 2026. |
Work
- 2024.09 - Present
UI/UX Design Team Lead
BranchOut, Inc.
Organized UI/UX market research with a team of 7 ambassadors, leading user interviews and translating insights into an improved UI flow and better user experience. Additionally, I also worked closely with the product owner to optimize system design and interaction loop through gamification.
- Figma
- Illustrator
- Canva
- Slack
- Google Meet
- 2024.01 - 2024.09
Office Assistant
Gozony Legal Nurse Consulting
Assisting in file organization, billing, and advertisement, I prepared case files, invoiced clients and documented receipts on Quickbooks, and created logos, business cards, labels and Word templates, as well as a custom website in Wix (www.gozonylnc.com).
- Illustrator
- Wix
- Screen Printing
- 2023.01 - 2023.12
Graphic Design Intern
SECO-LARM, USA.
Created digital, print, and social media marketing content that was featured in B2B markets nationwide. Collaborated with international manufacturers to create brand-compliant marketing materials worldwide. Worked Full-Time over a 3 month period while Sr. Designer was on maternity leave, taking on product photography, screen printing, and organizational duties.
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- ConstantContact
- WordPress
- Screen Printing
Education
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2022.09 - 2026.09 B.S in Game Design and Interactive Media
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS)
- Game Programming
- Team Management
- Market Research
- Multiplayer Programming
- Minor in Film & Media Studies
- Video Game Development Club
- Film Club
- Art Club
Certificates
| C++ Course | ||
| SoloLearn | 2021-03-12 |
| Python Core Course | ||
| SoloLearn | 2018-12-03 |
| HTML Course | ||
| SoloLearn | 2017-11-23 |
Skills
| Graphic Design | |
| Adobe Illustrator (3 years) | |
| Adobe InDesign (3 years) | |
| Adobe Photoshop/GIMP (3 years) | |
| Aseprite (2 years) | |
| Paint Tool SAI (1 year) | |
| WordPress (1 year) | |
| Krita (1 year) |
| Game Development | |
| Unreal 5 (1 year) | |
| Unity (3 years) | |
| Git/GitHub (4 years) | |
| Perforce Helix Core (1 year) | |
| GameMaker (3 years) | |
| Airtable (1 year) | |
| Visual Studio (2 years) | |
| Blender (2 years) | |
| Rigging + Animation (1 year) | |
| UI/UX Design (3 years) | |
| 2D Illustration (2 years) | |
| Audacity (3 years) |
| Programming Languages | |
| Python (6 years) | |
| MS-DOS & Bash (6 years) | |
| GameMaker Language (3 years) | |
| C# (2 years) | |
| C++ (1 year) | |
| Markdown, HTML, JSON, CSV (6+ years) |
Languages
| English | |
| Native speaker |
| Spanish | |
| Intermediate |
References
| Justin Arenson | |
| Supervisor at BranchOut, Inc. |
| Christina Bartel | |
| Supervisor at Gozony Legal Nurse Consulting |
| James Hollifield | |
| Senior Graphic Designer for SECO-LARM, USA. |
Projects
- 2024.06 - Present
Chronomancy (Game)
As Art Director for this project, I'm currently managing a team of 8 talented artists while defining the game's visual style through the creation of character and environment concept art.
- Blender
- Unreal 5
- Perforce
- Python
- Airtable
- Krita
- Sketchbook
- Aseprite
- Illustrator
- 2024.06 - 2024.08
Project: Ether
Contributed towards rigging, animation, and texture debugging over the course of 2 weeks before this project's shipping date. A quick summary of my work involved identifying, documenting, and resolving animation and texture-related issues impacting gameplay and performance.
- Blender
- Unreal 5
- 2024.05 - 2024.06
Convergence
As Lead Artist, I designed our sprites and particle-based VFX to adapt to the challenges of a constantly scaling canvas, maintaining visual clarity and supporting our narrative theme in an ever-changing particle simulation.
- Illustrator
- Photoshop/GIMP
- Audacity
- Unity
- C#